Pittwater Life August 2018 Issue
To Your Health. Flood of Complaints. Matt Burke. B-Line U-Turn. Taste of the Beaches.
To Your Health. Flood of Complaints. Matt Burke. B-Line U-Turn. Taste of the Beaches.
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Dining Guide<br />
Dining Guide<br />
<strong>August</strong>'s best restaurants, functions, events and reader deals...<br />
Bistro 61<br />
Avalon Beach RSL<br />
1 Bowling Green Lane<br />
Avalon Beach<br />
OPENING HOURS<br />
Open 7 days<br />
Lunch 12pm-2:30pm<br />
Dinner 5:30-8:30pm<br />
CUISINE<br />
Modern Aust / pub food<br />
PRICE RANGE<br />
Meals $8-$30<br />
Specials $12-$15<br />
BOOKINGS 9918 2201<br />
Avalon Beach RSL’s Bistro 61<br />
is a great place to head for<br />
a local meal, offering tasty<br />
modern Australian dishes at<br />
affordable prices.<br />
In <strong>August</strong>, catch the<br />
Surf Lounge Sessions every<br />
Saturday night with free live<br />
music from 9pm.<br />
And now available for free<br />
download – the brand new<br />
Avalon Beach RSL Club App.<br />
Earn rewards, prizes and<br />
member points by logging in<br />
daily.<br />
See what's on, check out<br />
events, view menus and more!<br />
Don't miss the Super Sunday<br />
raffle on the first Sunday of<br />
every month – there's more<br />
than $1500 in prizes to be won.<br />
Bistro 61 is open for<br />
breakfast from 9am to<br />
11.30am. Open for lunch<br />
and dinner seven days, with<br />
extensive outdoor dining<br />
areas, Bistro 61 offers a variety<br />
of specials (lunch and dinner)<br />
during the week, including<br />
$12 tacos (Tues), $15 Chicken<br />
Schnitzels (Wed), 2-4-1 pizzas<br />
(Thurs), and a $20 burger +<br />
beer (Fri).<br />
Seniors are well catered<br />
for – there are daily Seniors<br />
specials, including beerbattered<br />
flathead – plus they<br />
do a $5 kids meals on Sundays!<br />
(There’s a playground, too.)<br />
From the menu, chef<br />
Mitch recommends his twist<br />
on nachos – pulled beef and<br />
blackbeans with chipotle, corn<br />
chips, guacamole, Danish fetta<br />
and coriander.<br />
Members get discounts on<br />
meals purchased. Membership<br />
starts from $5.50.<br />
The club is licensed, with<br />
no BYO. Bookings online or<br />
call 9918 2201 – large groups<br />
welcome.<br />
Barrenjoey<br />
Bistro<br />
Club Palm Beach<br />
1087 Barrenjoey Rd,<br />
Palm Beach<br />
BISTRO OPENING HOURS<br />
Lunch 11:30am-2.30pm<br />
Dinner 6pm-8.30pm<br />
PRICE RANGE<br />
Lunch and dinner<br />
specials $13.50<br />
BOOKINGS 9974 5566<br />
18 (see ad opposite). Assemble<br />
outside the Club for an 11am<br />
service followed by finger food<br />
lunch (bookings essential).<br />
Barrenjoey Bistro is open<br />
for lunch (11.30am to 2.30pm)<br />
and dinner (6pm to 9pm) seven<br />
days, plus there's a Snack Menu<br />
available 2.30pm-6pm.<br />
The Bistro serves top-value a<br />
la carte meals plus daily $13.50<br />
specials of roasts (Mondays),<br />
rump steak with chips and<br />
salad (Tuesdays), chicken<br />
schnitzel with chips and salad<br />
(Wednesdays), homemade<br />
gourmet pies with chips and<br />
salad (Thursdays) and tempura<br />
fish and chips with salad<br />
(Fridays), except public hols.<br />
The Members’ lucky badge<br />
draw is held Wednesday and<br />
Friday night (every 30 mins<br />
between 5pm-7pm), and<br />
jackpots by $100 each week.<br />
Enjoy Trivia Night from<br />
5.30pm on Wednesdays, plus<br />
Bingo 10am on Fridays.<br />
The club has a courtesy<br />
bus that makes regular runs<br />
Wednesdays, Fridays and<br />
Saturdays from 4.30pm to 9pm.<br />
Ring to book a pick-up.<br />
The Mirage<br />
Restaurant<br />
at Metro Mirage<br />
Hotel Newport<br />
2 Queens Parade West,<br />
Newport<br />
CUISINE<br />
Modern Australian<br />
PRICE RANGE<br />
Breakfast – $25 adults,<br />
$12.50 kids (5-12)<br />
Dinner – entrees<br />
from $7-$17,<br />
Mains from $21-$30,<br />
Desserts from $13-$25<br />
BOOKINGS 9997 7011<br />
Local residents are finding<br />
the peaceful ambience<br />
of The Mirage restaurant<br />
overlooking spectacular<br />
<strong>Pittwater</strong>, the perfect<br />
waterfront venue to enjoy<br />
breakfast or dinner.<br />
Located in boutique Metro<br />
Hotel Mirage Newport, The<br />
Mirage restaurant is a popular<br />
7-10am seven days a week,<br />
offering a fixed-price full hot<br />
and cold buffet, including a<br />
selection of cereals, seasonal<br />
fruit and freshly made juice,<br />
toast and pastries and<br />
sausages, eggs, has browns,<br />
bacon and tomato served with<br />
the Chef’s Special of the day.<br />
The Mirage restaurant is<br />
also open for dinner from<br />
Monday to Saturday from<br />
5.30pm – 8.30pm and can<br />
be hired, along with all the<br />
hotel’s function rooms, for<br />
private and corporate events<br />
of between 60-110 guests.<br />
Hong Kong<br />
Chinese Restaurant<br />
332 Barrenjoey Rd,<br />
Newport<br />
OPENING HOURS<br />
Dinner Tues-Sun 5pm<br />
CUISINE<br />
Chinese & Asian<br />
PRICE RANGE<br />
Entrees $5-20<br />
Mains $12.90-26.50<br />
*Deliver Whale Beach - Narrabeen<br />
BOOKINGS 9997 4157<br />
Book a table at this<br />
popular Newport eatery in<br />
<strong>August</strong> and your family is<br />
guaranteed a great night<br />
out with a feast for the eyes<br />
and the tastebuds.<br />
Order ahead for their<br />
wonderful Peking Duck which<br />
is offered as a dine-in-only<br />
special Thursdays through<br />
Sundays in Winter.<br />
There are two traditional<br />
courses: Peking Duck<br />
pancakes & duck sang choy<br />
bow (bookings essential;<br />
mention the ad when you call).<br />
This long-established<br />
restaurant on the eastern<br />
side of Barrenjoey Rd has<br />
an extensive menu based<br />
on traditional flavoursome<br />
Cantonese with touches of<br />
spicy Szechuan and other<br />
Asian dishes and fresh<br />
seasonal vegetables.<br />
Entrees start at just $6<br />
while mains are great value<br />
too, starting at $16.80.<br />
Head to Club Palm Beach,<br />
located just a short stroll from<br />
Palm Beach Wharf, for a huge<br />
month of specials in <strong>August</strong>.<br />
The annual Vietnam Vets<br />
Luncheon is on Saturday <strong>August</strong> choice for breakfast from<br />
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